Senior Project Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Wellness programs

401(k) match

Paid vacations

Flexible work arrangements

Educational reimbursement

Global recognition

Employee referral program

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead supplier-driven programs in nuclear, defense, and regulated environments. You will ensure compliance with technical requirements, quality standards and regulatory frameworks, partnering across engineering, supply chain, and QA to drive schedule, cost, and quality outcomes.

This onsite role reports to the Senior Product Manager, Strategic Materials, at our Columbia, SC location.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in engineering roles (project, manufacturing, or quality) within nuclear, defense, or regulated industries.
• Experience with supplier quality or supply chain engineering, including audits, inspections, and production oversight
• Experience with nuclear quality standards (e.g., ASME NQA-1) and regulatory frameworks (e.g., 10 CFR 50 Appendix B or comparable).
• Maintain a DOE Q Security Clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
• Willingness to travel monthly for supplier oversight (approximately 25–40%).
• Experience with project tools.

Responsibilities

• Own execution of supplier-driven work scopes—define requirements, timelines, and acceptance criteria; track progress; manage risks; and lead corrective actions to maintain schedule and budget.
• Conduct monthly on-site supplier visits to perform technical oversight, verify production readiness, review traveler/route cards, and ensure configuration control and documentation integrity.
• Witness periodic in-process and final source inspections; witness critical tests; verify objective evidence; and disposition nonconformances (NCRs).
• Ensure supplier adherence to contract requirements and applicable DOE/NRC regs (e.g., 10 CFR 50 App B).
• Interpret and flow down contract requirements and FAR clauses; ensure quality, technical, and deliverable compliance; support proposal reviews, change orders, and subcontract management.
• Develop and approve plans, procedures, inspection/test plans, acceptance criteria, and verification matrices; maintain requirements traceability and design records.
• Support causal analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA); ensure closure with evidence.
• Guide communication between the customer (design authority), partners, and suppliers, ensuring communication of technical requirements, design intent, and compliance expectations.
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, supply chain, legal/contracts, and program management; provide clear status reporting, risks, and mitigations to leadership and customers.
• Identify opportunities to improve supplier processes, strengthen first-pass yield, and reduce lifecycle cost while maintaining compliance and safety.

Skills

Supplier quality

Supply chain engineering

Nuclear quality standards

DOE Q clearance

ASME NQA-1

Job description

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Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role:

As a Senior Project Engineer you will lead varying complexity, supplier-facing projects supporting nuclear-related programs and government contracts. You will bridge engineering, supply chain, and quality—ensuring suppliers meet technical requirements, regulatory standards (e.g., NQA-1), and FAR clauses through hands-on oversight and source inspections. You will be an important technical liaison between company partners, suppliers, and customers, driving schedule, cost, quality, and compliance outcomes. You will report to the Senior Product Manager, Strategic Materials and be located at our Columbia, SC location. This is an onsite role.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Leadership: Own execution of supplier-driven work scopes—define requirements, timelines, and acceptance criteria; track progress; manage risks; and lead corrective actions to maintain schedule and budget.

Supplier Oversight: Conduct monthly on-site supplier visits to perform technical oversight, verify production readiness, review traveler/route cards, and ensure configuration control and documentation integrity.

Source Inspections: Witness periodic in-process and final source inspections; witness critical tests; verify objective evidence; and disposition nonconformances (NCRs).

Compliance: Ensure supplier adherence to contract requirements and applicable DOE/NRC regs (e.g., 10 CFR 50 App B).

Government Contracting (FAR/DFARS): Interpret and flow down contract requirements and FAR clauses; ensure quality, technical, and deliverable compliance; support proposal reviews, change orders, and subcontract management.

Technical Documentation: Develop and approve plans, procedures, inspection/test plans, acceptance criteria, and verification matrices; maintain requirements traceability and design records.

Issue Resolution: Support causal analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA); ensure closure with evidence.

Stakeholder Interface:

Guide communication between the customer (design authority), partners, and suppliers, ensuring communication of technical requirements, design intent, and compliance expectations.

Collaborate with engineering, QA, supply chain, legal/contracts, and program management; provide clear status reporting, risks, and mitigations to leadership and customers.

Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve supplier processes, strengthen first-pass yield, and reduce lifecycle cost while maintaining compliance and safety.

Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in engineering roles (project, manufacturing, or quality) within nuclear, defense, or regulated industries.

Experience with supplier quality or supply chain engineering, including audits, inspections, and production oversight

Experience with nuclear quality standards (e.g., ASME NQA-1) and regulatory frameworks (e.g., 10 CFR 50 Appendix B or comparable).

Maintain a DOE Q Security Clearance (U.S. citizenship required).

Willingness to travel monthly for supplier oversight (approximately 25–40%).

Experience with project tools.

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $85,200 to $106,500 per year.

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Why Westinghouse?

Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:

Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options

Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members

401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement

Paid Vacations and Company Holidays

Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance

Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers

Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service

Employee Referral Program

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

Safety and Quality

Integrity and Trust

Customer Focus and Innovation

Speed and Passion to Win

Teamwork and Accountability

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com .

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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